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The soon-to-be bride, Marissa Hurst, said her dress was stolen from her car

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The soon-to-be bride, Marissa Hurst, said her dress was stolen from her car

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WEBVTT <IT WAS GOING TO BE THE SPOTLIGHT OF OURWEDDING. IT WAS GOING TO BE MYSOMETHING OLD, AND I WAS JUST REALLY EXCITED TO WEAR IT.> Marissa Hurst snapped these pictures last week - when she tried on her Grandma's weddingdress for the first time. <I FEEL LIKE IT SYMBOLIZED THE LOVE THAT WE ALL HAVE IN THE FAMILY AND I FEEL LIKE IT WAS JUST A REALLY SPECIAL PIECE THAT WE HAD.> Excited to wear it when she marries her fiance Nate nextSeptember ... Hurst picked thedress up from her mom on Monday ... But when she went to get it out of her trunk later... It wasgone. <I CALLED MYMOM AND I WAS JUST LIKE SOBBING.I FELT SO BAD.> Des MoinesPolice are now trying to figure out who swiped it from Hurst'scar in the parking lot of her apartment complex off ParkAvenue. <IF YOU WOULD BE SO KIND AS TO RETURN THIS TO ME, THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. IHAVE NO HARD FEELINGS.> The dress holds a lot ofmemories. Not only did Hurst'sGrandma wear it in 1965 ... But her mom wore it too in 1988. It only cost 50 dollarsat the time, but to the familyit's priceless. <I'LL OBVIOUSLY BE ABLE TO FIND ANOTHER DRESS THAT I'LL LOVE AND WILL LOOKBEAUTIFUL ON, BUT IT'S NOT GOINGTO HAVE THAT SAME MEANING.> Hurst's emotional plea on Facebook has exploded - withnearly 7- thousand shares.<SOME PEOPLEHAVE EVEN OFFERED ME THEIRWEDDING DRESSES, WHICH IS REALLYKIND.> For now, she's holding out hope - she'll get to see herfamily heirloom again.<IF IT DOESN'TCOME BACK...IT DOESN'T COME BACK, AND WE'LL MAKE NEWTRADITIONS TO PASS ON, BUT I'M

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DES MOINES, Iowa —

A Des Moines woman’s plea on social media for the safe return of a very special wedding dress has gone viral.

The soon-to-be bride, Marissa Hurst, said her dress was stolen from her car Monday night. It’s not just an ordinary wedding dress; it’s a family heirloom.

“It was going to be the spotlight of our wedding,” Hurst said. “I was just really excited to wear it.”

Hurst’s grandmother wore the dress in 1965 when she got married. Hurst’s mother wore it in 1988. It only cost $50 at the time, but to the family, it’s priceless.

“I feel like it symbolized the love that we all have in the family, and I feel like it was just a really special piece that we had,” Hurst said.

Hurst is set to marry her fiance, Nate, in September. She picked up the dress from her mother on Monday, but when she went to get it out of the trunk, it was gone.

“I called my mom and I was just sobbing. I felt so bad,” Hurst said.

Des Moines police are trying to determine who swiped the dress from Hurst’s car in the parking lot at her apartment complex on Park Avenue.

“If you would be so kind as to return this to me, that would be amazing,” Hurst said. “I have no hard feelings.”

Hurst’s emotional plea on Facebook has been shared more than 8,500 times as of Wednesday night.

“I’ll obviously be able to find another dress that I’ll love and will look beautiful on, but it’s not going to have that same meaning,” Hurst said. “Some people have even offered me their wedding dresses, which is really kind.”

For now, she’s holding out hope that she’ll get to see her family heirloom again.

“If it doesn’t come back, it doesn’t come back. And we’ll make new traditions to pass on, but I’m hopeful it comes back,” she said.

Anyone with information or who saw suspicious activities around the West Park Apartments in Des Moines is asked to call the Des Moines Police Department.